Thank a vaccine
By Janice Lindsay
Contributing Writer
April is my birth month. This year, thanks to Texas, I’m remembering the day I turned nine.
On my ninth birthday I...
The graying of our prisons
By Marianne Lyons Delorey, Ph.D.
CNN reported last month that older women in Japan are occasionally getting themselves arrested in order to get into prisons...
Oil man: Tony Basile, CEO of Catania Oils
By Nance Ebert
Contributing Writer
AYER – Anthony (Tony) Basile’s family has been in the oil business for well over a century. Just not the type...
DJ and magician team up to bring Fab Four magic to Beatles fans
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Though it has been over 60 years since the Beatles first came to Boston, the band’s legacy has remained...
The dark history of Medway’s John “Grizzly” Adams
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
MEDWAY - Many can recall the 1970s classic television series “The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.” Fans tuned in each...
‘Godfather of Soul’ James Brown once helped quell racial tensions in Boston
By Sharon Oliver
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Although it may sound cliché to say, “music has charms to soothe the savage beast,” there is some truthfulness...
Ring leader: Theater and wrestling impresario turned novelist Sheldon Goldberg
By Matt Robinson
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - Shakespeare has often been quoted as opining that, “All the world’s a stage,” and that, during his lifetime, a...
After 70 years of capturing moments, Shrewsbury man puts down the camera
By Evan Walsh
Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY – Thomas Keegan spent decades photographing others. Now, it’s his career that’s coming into focus.
After 70 years of taking pictures,...
New Balance was founded in Boston to develop arch supports and orthopedic footwear
By Colin McCandless
Contributing Writer
BOSTON - New Balance gear is now a $5 billion global shoe, clothing and sports equipment brand with more than...
When President Bill Clinton Came to Framingham
By Brett Peruzzi
Managing Editor
FRAMINGHAM - President Bill Clinton’s visit to the hub of MetroWest in 1994 was the first presidential visit to the city,...
